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प्रश्न
What do you mean by the term dispersion?
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उत्तर
The splitting or breaking up of the white light into its constituent colours as it passes through a refracting medium such as prism is known as dispersion

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A student focused the Sun rays using an optical device 'X' on a screen S as shown.

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(A) Convex lens of focal length 10 cm.
(B) Convex lens of radius of curvature 20 cm.
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